Watch films and audio slide shows on domestic work around the world
Audio slideshows
Costly DreamMagnum photographer Susan Meiselas and Human Rights Watch researcher Nisha Varia travelled to Indonesia and Singapore in 2006 to witness the cycle of migration and working conditions of domestic workers. Produced by Magnum in Motion.
Haiti’s Slave Children
Each year in Haiti, more than a quarter of a million children from the poorest families end up in slavery as domestic workers. Reporter Mike Thomson met some of the so called 'restavek' (‘stay with’) youngsters.
Short films
A Maid is Not a Slave, SenegalA video by pupils from Mariama BA school in Senegal produced as part of the Make the Link, Break the Chain anti-slavery programme.
Dignity Overdue: Decent Work for Domestic Workers
Film by Human Rights Watch about the millions of domestic workers around the world. Instead of guaranteeing their ability
to work with dignity and free of violence, governments have
systematically denied them key labor protections extended to other
workers. This film addresses why a new International Labour Organisation Convention on domestic work is needed.
Maid in Malaysia
Malaysia's employers stand accused of abusing Indonesian maids. We reveal evidence of mass exploitation, and governments unwilling to intervene in this lucrative business.
Domestic Worker abuse in Singapore
Hundreds of thousands of women from the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and other South East Asian countries leave their families to work as maids in order to earn enough money. However, many encounter abuse from their employers or their agents. This is a problem that occurs all over Asia, and Singapore is no exception.
Victims of forced domestic labour, France
In France, women who have fallen victim to enforced domestic labor are struggling to bring their offenders to justice and find comfort after years of toil.One of these women is Marie, whose real name cannot be revealed. She is originally from Dakar, the capital of Senegal, but left her home when she was only 13 years oldOne day, my mother told me not to go to school any more, Marie recalls. I would be going to school in France.
Dreams die hard, United States
Filmmaker Peggy Callahan profiles several people trapped in slavery across the United States. Maria was enslaved as a domestic servant in southern California. Christy and Rose were enslaved in Maryland, where they worked as domestic servants after being taken from their native Cameroon.
Jugando, Aprendo (Learning through playing), Peru
The Jugando, Aprendo project, which is supported by Anti-Slavery International and our partner AGTR, works with child domestic workers within disadvantaged communities in Lima, Peru helping them to ‘learn through playing’. This short film in Spanish shows how child domestic workers around the world can become leaders for other child domestic within their communities.